maid
gb/mˈeɪd/ us/mˈeɪd/
A2
ఆంగ్లం
~ 2100
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
నామవాచకం
A2
entity
1
female household worker
A woman who works in someone’s home to clean, cook, or take care of it.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone] works as a maid
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'maid' with 'made', which is the past tense of 'make'. Also, some learners may not realize 'maid' usually refers to a female worker.
పర్యాయపదాలు
housekeeper (Often broader and may include managing the household, not just cleaning.)
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domestic worker (More formal and gender-neutral term for someone doing household work.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
employer (The person who hires and pays the maid; opposite role in employment.)
పదకలయికలు
hotel maid
|cleaning maid
|maid service
|live-in maid
|house maid
విషయాలు
daily life
|employment
|home
|daily_life
|work
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- The hotel maid changed the sheets every morning.
- They hired a maid to help with the cleaning.
- Her family could not afford a live-in maid.
- The maid polished the silverware before dinner.
- As a maid, she worked long hours for little pay.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The maid cleans the house.
- A maid works in a hotel.
- We have a maid who comes once a week.
- The maid washes the floor.
- She is a maid in that big house.
నామవాచకం
literary
B2
entity
2
young unmarried woman
A young woman who has not married, used mainly in old stories or poems.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may think this meaning is common in modern speech, but it is mostly used in literature or historical contexts.
పర్యాయపదాలు
maiden (A more common literary synonym for an unmarried young woman.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
wife (A married woman; opposite marital status.)
పదకలయికలు
fair maid
|village maid
విషయాలు
relationships
|literature
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- The fair maid waited for her true love by the shore.
- In the ballad, the maid is rescued by a knight.
- He wrote a poem about a village maid.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The story is about a young maid.
- A knight loves the maid.
- The maid lives in the village.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
maid
IPA
GB/mˈeɪd/
US/mˈeɪd/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
maid (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (maid)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: maid
- Plural: maids
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
maids
noun
Related words
housemaid
noun
chambermaid
noun
Advanced or less common
maidservant
noun
maiden
noun B2
పదప్రయోగాలు
maid of honor
1/mˈeɪd əv ˈɑnɚ/
fixed phrase
chief bridesmaid at wedding
The main bridesmaid who helps the bride at her wedding.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Her sister was the maid of honor at the ceremony.
- As maid of honor, she organized the bridal shower.
maid service
1/mˈeɪd sˈɚvɪs/
fixed phrase
cleaning service by maids
A service where maids clean rooms or homes, often in hotels.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Our hotel offers daily maid service.
- We pay extra for weekly maid service at our apartment.
old maid
1/ˈoʊld mˈeɪd/
fixed phrase
informal
unmarried older woman
An older woman who has never married, often used in an outdated or unkind way.
ఉదాహరణలు
- She feared becoming an old maid if she didn’t marry soon.
- The term 'old maid' is considered rude today.